The Life of Nelson. With Biographical Notice of the AuthorJ.W. Lovell, 1881 - 318 Seiten |
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... islands which formed it , but everywhere , as far as they could see , surrounded with ice . There was not a breath of air , the water was perfectly smooth , the ice Becalmed in the Ice . 19 covered with snow , 18 Life of Nelson .
... islands which formed it , but everywhere , as far as they could see , surrounded with ice . There was not a breath of air , the water was perfectly smooth , the ice Becalmed in the Ice . 19 covered with snow , 18 Life of Nelson .
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... formed an acquaintance with Sir Charles Pole , Sir Thomas Troubridge , and other dis- tinguished officers , then , like himself , beginning their career ; he had left them pursuing that career in full enjoyment of health and hope , and ...
... formed an acquaintance with Sir Charles Pole , Sir Thomas Troubridge , and other dis- tinguished officers , then , like himself , beginning their career ; he had left them pursuing that career in full enjoyment of health and hope , and ...
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... formed a friendship for him , which continued during his life , recommended him warmly to Sir Peter Parker , then commander - in - chief upon that station . In consequence of this recommendation , he was removed into the Bristol flag ...
... formed a friendship for him , which continued during his life , recommended him warmly to Sir Peter Parker , then commander - in - chief upon that station . In consequence of this recommendation , he was removed into the Bristol flag ...
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... formed against the Spanish colonies . This project was , to take Fort San Juan , on the river of that name , which flows from Lake Nicaragua into the Atlantic , make himself master of the lake itself , and of the cities of Grenada and ...
... formed against the Spanish colonies . This project was , to take Fort San Juan , on the river of that name , which flows from Lake Nicaragua into the Atlantic , make himself master of the lake itself , and of the cities of Grenada and ...
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... formed - a work more important in its consequences than any which has ever yet been effected by human power . Lord George Germaine , at that time Secretary of State for the American department , approved the plan ; and as discontents at ...
... formed - a work more important in its consequences than any which has ever yet been effected by human power . Lord George Germaine , at that time Secretary of State for the American department , approved the plan ; and as discontents at ...
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Seite 84 - to be an admiral, and in the command of the English fleet; I should very soon either do much, or be ruined : my disposition cannot bear tame and slow measures. Sure I am, had I commanded on the 1 4th, that either the whole French fleet would have graced my triumph, or I should have been in a confounded scrape.
Seite 257 - ... country. He left him her portrait in enamel, calling him his dearest friend ; the most virtuous, loyal, and truly brave character he had ever known. The codicil containing this bequest concluded with these words : " God bless him, and shame fall on those who do not say amen.
Seite 307 - The most triumphant death is that of the martyr ; the most awful, that of the martyred patriot ; the most splendid, that of the hero in the hour of victory : and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory.
Seite 135 - Nelson had hardly taken either sleep or food ; he now ordered his dinner to be served, while preparations were making for battle ; and when his officers rose from table, and went to their separate stations, he said to them : ' Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or Westminster Abbey.
Seite 289 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may his blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully! To Him I resign myself, and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen, Amen, Amen.
Seite 121 - A left-handed admiral,' he said in a subsequent letter, ' will never again be considered as useful ; therefore the sooner I get to a very humble cottage the better, and make room for a sounder man to serve the state.
Seite 137 - First gain the victory," he said, " and then make the best use of it you can." The moment he perceived the position of the French, that intuitive genius with which Nelson was endowed displayed itself; and it instantly struck him, that where there was room for an enemy's ship to swing, there was room for one of ours to anchor. The plan which he intended to pursue...
Seite 159 - What precious moments," said he, " the courts of Naples and Vienna are losing ! Three months would liberate Italy ! but this court is so enervated, that the happy moment will be lost. I am very unwell ; and their miserable conduct is not likely to cool my irritable temper. It is a country of fiddlers and poets, whores and scoundrels.
Seite 48 - ... for the whole sum. One of his officers, one day, in speaking of the restraint which he was thus compelled to suffer, happened to use the word pity t ' Pity!' exclaimed Nelson. ' Pity ! did you say ? I shall live, sir, to be envied ; and to that point I shall always direct my course !' Eight weeks he remained under this state of duresse.
Seite 299 - Hardy; and as that officer, though often sent for, could .not leave the deck, Nelson feared that some fatal cause prevented him, and repeatedly cried, 'Will no one bring Hardy to me? He must be killed! He is surely dead!